He rushed into the room, __________.

　 A. with sweat dripping　 B. sweat dripped C. dripped sweat　 D. sweated

The old worker has been fired and now a young man ______.
A. took place          B. has taken the place
C. takes place of him    D. has taken his place

I called Hannah many times yesterday evening, but I couldn’t get through. Her brother ____ on the phone all the time!

A. was talking　 B. has been talking　 C. has talked　 D. talked

There are 3000 workers in the company, with young women from the country____ the largest part.

A．playing　　 B．making up　 C．doing up 　 D．performing

Back from abroad, the couple s__________ down in Beijing.

The moment the 28th Olympic Games　　　　 open，the whole world cheered.?

A.declared?　　　　 B.have been declared?　　 C.have declared? D.were declared

He was late not only___his illness but also ____he missed the train.

A. because; for　 B. Because of; because C. as; for　　　　 D. for; since

你必须坚决执行这次决定。

You must firmly ________ ________the decision.

News reports say peace talks between the two countries_____________ with no agreement reached. (NMET2003)

A. have broken down B. have broken out C. have broken in D. have broken up

He was once referred to as the Picasso of poetry.Beloved by Chileans(智利人)of all classes，he is one of the most widely read and respected poets in history. And this year is the 100th birthday of Pablo Neruda(1940—1973)．

Born with the name Neftali Ricardo Reyes Basolto，he was a tall，shy and lonely boy.He loved to read and started to write poetry when he was ten.The American poet Walt Whitman，whose framed picture Neruda later kept on his table，became a major influence(影响)on his work.

However，his father did not like the idea of having a poet for a son and tried to discourage him from writing.To cover up the publication of his first poem，he took the pen name Pablo Neruda.

In 1924 Neruda gained fame with his most widely read work “Twenty Love Poems and a Song of Despair”．Yet his rich experience as a diplomat(外交官)and exile(流亡)made him go beyond the theme of love.His work also reflected the political struggle of the left and development of South America.He was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1971.

Neruda loved the sea which he saw as creative(创造性的)and forever moving.He found inspiration(灵感)in the power and freedom of the waves and the seabirds on the coast.“I need the sea because it teaches me”，he wrote，“I move in the university of the waves.”He loved how the sea forever renewed itself，a renewal echoed(回映)in his work.

1．The underlined word “Picasso” can probably be replaced by “______”．

A．most important person　　　　　　　　 B．famous person from Picasso

C．freedom fighter in Picasso　　　　　 　D．poem fan

2．Neftali Ricardo Reyes Basolto took the pen name Pablo Neruda because______.

A．literary greats usually used the pen name

B．his father encourged him to use the name

C．he wanted to prevent his father knowing the publication

D．he was greatly influenced by other poets

3．Which of the following is NOT the theme of his works?

A．Love.　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．Political struggle.

C．Social reform.　　　　　　　　 D．The development of South America.

4.The last paragraph mainly tells us ______.

A．the sea gave Neruda vast writing inspiration

B．the beautiful scenery along the Chile coast

C．Neruda’s poems were widely read overseas

D．Neruda loved to write his poems near the sea

5．Which is TRUE according to the text?

A．Young people especially love and respect Neruda.

B．The first collection of Neruda’s poems was published when he was ten.

C．Walt Whitman was Neruda’s most admired poet.

D．He became famous when he was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature.